# NTSB FTW80FA087: Cessna 337A, N7DT, Aledo, TX, June 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1980
- Place: Aledo, TX · ALEDO, TX
- Location: 32.6983° N, 97.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aledo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6983&lon=-97.6083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3262  80/6/16  NR.ALEDO,TX           CESSNA 337A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1500
        TIME - 2245                    N7DT                PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BESSEMER,AL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAIN FUEL TANKS DRY,AUX TANKS FULL.FUEL SAMPLE FM AUX TANKS TESTED 3.5 PCT WTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7DT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7DT-1983-11-21), registration cancelled 1983-11-21, S/N 337-0423 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800616022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616022539A), Jun 16, 1980: Cessna 337A, Aledo, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Reported engine problem. Both found feathered. Indicates fuel starvation from mismanagement of fuel selectors.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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